The candidate should be ready with a soft copy of her/his recent passport size colour photo (not more than three months old) in .jpg, .jpeg, .png or .gif formats, with a size between 10 KB to 5 MB to be uploaded to her/his registration form.

1. Click on 'Register'.
2. Read all the Instructions carefully and then click on the 'I Agree' button to accept the Terms and Conditions.
3. Fill in the details requested on the page displayed.
4. Click on 'Save & Continue'. An OTP will be sent to the mobile number and email id that you have entered.
5. Enter the 'OTP' and submit.
6. After successful registration, you will get an e-mail & SMS containing your SNAP ID and password. Use this SNAP ID for all communications regarding the online aptitude test / admission procedure.
7. Pay the SNAP test registration fee of INR 1,950/- (government taxes would be additional as and when applicable) per test Non Transferable and Non Refundable as per the instructions mentioned on the Registration Portal.
8. A candidate aspiring to join her/his desired M.B.A. is required to complete the registration process of those programmes before the closing date of the same. Payment towards the programme registration fee must be made through the Registration Portal. After making the payment for SNAP Test registration fee, a candidate is required to make separate registration fee payment of INR 1,000/- (government taxes would be additional as and when applicable) (non- refundable and non-transferable) per programme per Institute at this stage.
9. The modes of payment for the programme(s) registration fee is same as that for SNAP.

No change in name, date of birth, category and test date and test city request will be entertained once a candidate completes her/his SNAP Test registration fee payment.

A candidate is required to fill in the correct information in the online registration form which corresponds to her/his credentials.

Any change in the online application form (except name, date of birth, category and test city preferences) can be done only up to the closing date of Registration i.e. 24 November 2022. No change shall be permitted after the closing date under any circumstances.

Please also note that if any information provided by a candidate is found to be incorrect, the University shall have right to cancel the candidature of that candidate.

A candidate applying under any of the reserved categories (Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes / Differently Abled / Children or Wards of Defence Personnel* / Kashmiri Migrants) is mandatorily required to submit relevant document issued by competent authority. Any participation, at any stage of admission process by that candidate is purely provisional and always subject to verification and authentication of relevant documents.

For the candidates applying under SC/ ST category:
Kindly note that caste certificates issued only for respective state govt. benefits will not be accepted. Caste certificates, if issued in vernacular, will need to be supported by a certified English translation, issued by a competent authority.

* Children / Wards of Defence Personnel

The five percent reservation for the Children / Wards of Defence Personnel is applicable only for Programmes at their respective Institutes as mentioned below:

• M.B.A. (International Business) - Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB, Pune)
• M.B.A. (Digital and Telecom Management) - Symbiosis Institute of Digital and Telecom Management (SIDTM, Pune) [Formerly Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM)]
• M.B.A. (Information Technology) - Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR, Pune)
• M.B.A. (Information Technology Business Management) - Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology (SCIT, Pune)

The definition of Defence Personnel is:

The term Defence Personnel would mean only those serving / retired Defence Personnel from Army, Navy, Air Force. Retired defence personnel are those who fall in the category of ex-servicemen as laid down in Ministry of Defence letter no 36035/5/85-Estt (SCT) dated 14 April 1987. It includes defence personnel who died while in service or after retirement.

Note:- A candidate who is interested to apply under the category "Children / Wards of Defence Personnel" for any of the above mentioned programme(s), should select the category "Children / Wards of Defence Personnel" for each programme separately.

In case a candidate falls under more than one of the above categories (e.g. Scheduled Caste as well as Differently Abled or any other combination), s/he would need to select any one Category (i.e. either Scheduled Caste OR Differently Abled in the case of example mentioned above) at the time of filling up the SNAP registration form. The category selected by the candidate at the time of filling the registration form will be considered to be her/his category for the entire admission process and her/his benefits and entitlements shall be according to such selected category. S/he will not be able to claim benefit under the other category/ies at any stage of admission on any account whatsoever.

Please also note that if any information provided by a candidate in respect of her/his category is found to be incorrect, the University shall have right to cancel the candidature of that candidate.

At SIMS 90% of the total sanctioned intake capacity is reserved for dependents (children / ward / spouse) of Defence Personnel.(As per MoU with Ministry of Defence clause no. 13 sub clause (d) The term 'Defence Personnel' would mean only those serving / retired Defence Personnel from the Army, Navy and Air Force. Retired defence personnel are those who fall in the category of ex-serviceman as laid down vide Ministry of Defence letter no. 36034/5/85-Estt (SCT) dated 14 April 1987).

Please also note that if any information provided by a candidate in respect of her/his category is found to be incorrect, the University shall have right to cancel the candidature of that candidate.

Reservation of seats within the sanctioned intake is as follows:

• Defence Category- General: 80% seats for dependents (Children / Ward / Spouse) of Defence personnel. (as per merit)
• Defence category- Special: 10% seats for dependents (Children / Ward / Spouse) of Defence personnel a) killed in action (war, counter insurgency or war like operation), or b) disabled in action (war, counter insurgency or war like operation), with more than 50% disability, or c) who have died while in service, death being attributable to military service. (as per merit)
• Open / Industry Category: 10% seats are in open category to civilian candidates under open or sponsored / recommended by the Industry (as per merit).

1. 25% seats are reserved for candidates domiciled in Nagpur.
2. The meaning of 'Nagpur Domiciled' candidate, for admission to the above-mentioned Institute only, is a person, who is domiciled in Nagpur for a period of five years as on the date of commencement of the academic year, and who has graduated from or is appearing for the qualifying examination of Nagpur University before admission to the programme. For more information visit Institute website (www.sibmnagpur.edu.in)

A candidate is required to carry the following documents at the time of GE-PI-WAT if shortlisted. Please note that if the candidate does not have both these documents, s/he will not be allowed to appear for the GE-PI-WAT process and will be marked as ineligible for admission. No representation will be entertained in this regard.

1. Domicile certificate issued by the competent authority (Collector's office).
2. Mark sheet of the last qualifying examination from Nagpur University.

If at any time during the admissions process this information is proved to be incorrect, the admission shall stand liable to be cancelled irrespective of the stage the admission is in.

NOTE: SNAP Test registration fee and programme(s) registration fee of the Institutes is Non Transferable and Non Refundable.

A candidate is required to pay a Non Transferable and Non Refundable registration fee of INR 1950/- (government taxes would be additional as and when applicable) per test. .S/he has the option of following payment modes :

1. ONLINE PAYMENT THROUGH BILLDESK PAYMENT GATEWAY
2. ONLINE PAYMENT THROUGH EASEBUZZ PAYMENT GATEWAY
3. DEMAND DRAFT :

A candidate is required to submit a Demand Draft (DD) Non Transferable and Non Refundable for registration fee of INR 1950/- (government taxes would be additional as and when applicable) per test from any Nationalized Bank in favour of 'Symbiosis Test Secretariat' payable at Pune..

Choose the mode of Payment as 'Demand Draft' in 'Make Payment' Tab. Print the payment advice form, verify the details and the amount, get a DD from any Nationalized Bank, fill in the DD details, sign and send the Payment advice form along with the DD to the address mentioned below:

Symbiosis Test Secretariat,
Symbiosis International (Deemed University)
Gram : Lavale, Tal : Mulshi Dist : Pune-412115

The Symbiosis Test Secretariat will authenticate the receipt of the DD. Only after the payment is realized, would the candidate be able to view her/his Admit Card.

A similar process will need to be followed if a candidate chooses Demand Draft option for the Programme(s) registration fee of the Institute(s). Note that the Programme registration fee of the Institute(s) is INR 1000/- (government taxes would be additional as and when applicable) Non Transferable and Non Refundable per programme per Institute.

1. A candidate is required to download and print her/his SNAP Test Admit Card from the SNAP website [snaptest.org] available from December 05, 2022 (Monday) for SNAP Test 01, December 10, 2022 (Saturday) for SNAP Test 02 and SNAP Test 03 till the test day.
2. The candidate should ensure that her/his latest passport size, colour photograph is pasted on the Admit Card at the place provided for before appearing for the test (The photograph should not be more than three months old).
3. Admit Card along with Original Photo Identity Proof should be carried to the Test Centre at the time of the test. An acceptable photo identity is any one of the following,
   • Passport
   • Driving license
   • Voter ID Card
   • PAN Card
   • AADHAR Card (UID).
4. An authorized person will verify and authenticate the Admit Card against the photo-id on the day of the test. The candidate should preserve this authenticated Admit Card for further GE-PIWAT processes.
5. The candidate should note that an authenticated Admit Card is an important document without which the candidate will not be permitted to appear for further selection processes of SIU. If the Authenticated Admit card is lost, a duplicate Admit Card will not be issued. It should be retained till the admission process is over.
6. The candidate is advised to locate the allocated test Centre at least a day in advance to avoid any issue on the day of the test.
7. Travel and staying arrangements will need to be done by the candidate..

1. The right to conduct the Symbiosis National Aptitude (SNAP) Online Test 2022 rests with Symbiosis Test Secretariat (hereinafter referred to as 'STS'). STS reserves the right to re-schedule the test and/or change the test centre at its sole discretion, without assigning any reason thereof, and as warranted by the circumstances.
2. STS reserves the exclusive right to reject any application without assigning any reason thereof. A Non Transferable and Non Refundable fee of INR 1950/- (government taxes would be additional as and when applicable) per test is payable by every candidate on registering for SNAP
3. No change in name, date of birth, category and test city and test date request will be entertained once a candidate completes her/his SNAP Test 2022 registration fee payment.
4. A candidate should first send an e-mail to registrar@siu.edu.in with details about her/his grievance. If the candidate is not satisfied with the decision of the Registrar, s/he can appeal to the ombudsman of the University. Information regarding the same is available on https://siu.edu.in/student-affairs.php. All disputes between the candidate and STS in this regard are subject to the legal jurisdiction of Pune.
5. All the information pertaining to SNAP will be posted on the web site and no separate communication by email or other means will be sent to the candidate. If such other means are used it does not constitute an obligation to continue to use such means.
6. SNAP 2022 Score will be valid only for admission to select postgraduate (PG) programmes of Symbiosis International (Deemed University) [SIU] for the academic year of 2022-23. Admission to the select PG programmes at SIU are strictly based on merit, assessment of individual performance in SNAP Test and other processes prescribed by SIU.
7. The information that a candidate provides in the application form will be used by STS. You may receive information through e-mail or other form, on matters related to SIU/Constituent Institute(s) of SIU and you agree not to object to such mailers. The SNAP ADMIT CARD will be available on the web site (www.snaptest.org) for the candidates to view and take a printout. This admit card will not be sent out by any other means.
8. It is mandatory to attend all components / tests of GE-PIWAT to be eligible for admission to any PG programme. Only the candidate who attends all components / tests of selection process (GE-PIWAT) shall be considered as eligible for generation of merit / wait / reject list. The candidate who remains absent for any one of the component / test will be considered as ineligible for selection process of any of the M.B.A. degree programmes of SIU.
9. If a candidate selects Differently Abled Category in SNAP 2022 Registration form and s/he requires a scribe/writer facility, please note that SIU will not be providing a scribe/writer. The candidate has to make her/his own arrangement for a scribe/writer. The qualification of the scribe/writer should be maximum Class XII passed. During the test, as per SIU Examination norms, a Differently Abled Candidate is provided with 20 minutes of compensatory time for every 60 minutes of test.

1. A candidate is advised to check the eligibility criteria for the programme which s/he is desirous to pursue before registration. SIU/STS/Institute will not be responsible, if the candidate applies for a programme(s) for which s/he is not eligible.
2. The candidate / parents / guardians are hereby notified that some individuals / organisations are giving / making false and misleading advertisements / claims in newspapers, websites, social media platforms that they can ensure admission to SIU and also charging heavy amount for the same. In this regard, SIU requests the candidate / parents / guardians to refrain from entering into any transaction with such elements. SIU has not appointed any individual / agency / organisation to make such assurance on its behalf. It is a matter of policy that SIU does not charge capitation fee for admission from students and the said information is widely and prominently published as well available on all the relevant places like prospectus, websites, SNAP Bulletin etc.
3. Despite this Notice, if a candidate / parents / guardians still proceed with or enters into transaction with such elements, they would be doing so at their own risk and cost. SIU further notifies that a candidate attempting to approach SIU for admission through or at the behest of such agents will be permanently debarred from admission to all the programmes offered by SIU.
4. While all efforts will be made to ensure that a candidate gets a test city as per her/his preference, however, in some exceptional circumstances, a different city in nearby area may be allotted.
5. Computer based testing is a proven and reliable process that is administered widely to candidates each year. As with paper and pencil testing, or virtually every other human endeavour, some problems could occur that might prevent a test from being delivered and/or a result from being generated. In such an unlikely event, every effort will be made to correct the problem, up to and including the administration of another test.
6. The scores published by the STS shall be final and shall not be subject to any appeal or revaluation.
7. Candidate details would be shared with all SNAP affiliated institutes/programmes.